The Washington Capitals enter the 2011 NHL playoffs as the No. 1 seed for the second consecutive season. Last season the Capitals entered the playoffs as the highest scoring team since the mid-1990's...

It took until the last scheduled game of the NHL regular season to complete this year’s Stanley Cup playoff picture, but it is fair to say that after last year’s tournament, no one should be counted out...

The Washington Capitals have for the moment, climbed into the top spot in the NHL 's Eastern Conference. Alex Ovechkin scored at 3:19 into the Caps' third straight overtime game, lifting his team to a 5-4 victory over the Buffalo Sabres ...

Through 77 regular season games, the Washington Capitals ' power play is not playoff ready. In fact, it is in the playoffs where the power play disappeared last season. After flying through the regular season ranked No...

Washington Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby idolized Hall of Fame goalie Patrick Roy in his youth. Roy, who spent a little over 10 seasons in Montreal , led the Canadiens to a Stanley Cup title in 1986 and then again in 1993...

Stop the season and let the playoffs begin. Last night, Michael Neuvirth earned his fourth shutout of the season and his young career, leading the Washington capitals to a 3-0 victory over the surging but desperate New Jersey Devils ...

The Washington Capitals are on a seven-game winning streak and have won 10 of their last 12 contests. Many would believe that head coach Bruce Boudreau has a problem that every coach at any level of hockey would die to have...

The Washington Capitals are beginning to have that look. The look of a team that may be starting to hit their stride at just the right time. A team that is hampered by injuries to its star players but does not seem to be missing a stride...